Chapter 316 Villain: Persistence is Victory

Chapter 316 Villain: Persistence is Victory

Chapter 316 Villain: Persistence is Victory

"My dear friend Brooke, are you from Weymouth?" Benjamin, who grew up in London, always believed that except London, the rest of the UK was the countryside.

For the first time he became curious about a place in the country.

Benjamin's last sentence was meant to say, "Is Weymouth's appearance real?"

A new story in the Daily Express, 'The Shadow of Weymouth', explains that Weymouth has a strange bloodline, so it looks very different.

[If nothing else, the residents here are uglier and more deformed than those in the town center, and more than once reminded me of something extremely weird and indescribable... If the so-called "Weymouth face" is not a bloodline but a disease, then there are obviously more advanced patients living here than in the coastal areas.]
In this short story, "Weymouth face" is mentioned more than once. After reading all of Benjamin, I realized that Weymouth face is not a disease, but a bloodline, but this bloodline...

Eh, is it really possible to eat this? Benjamin feels sick just thinking about it!

But at least one can try...

"Get out! I warn you, don't ask me this question again!" The good-tempered Brooke became angry in an instant.

My God, Benjamin had known him for two years and had never seen him so angry.

"Don't be nervous, man. I don't mean any harm. I just watched..."

Benjamin was interrupted by Brooke before he could finish his words. "You just watched "The Shadow over Weymouth" and then became curious about whether Weymouth is like this. Then you became even more curious about whether there is a Devil's Reef in the harbor of Weymouth. You are also curious about whether we look like this!"

Huh, everyone has learned to answer quickly. Benjamin realized that there must be other people asking the same question.

"I'm sorry, but I'm definitely not the first one to ask this." Benjamin patted his classmate on the shoulder.

Brooke shouted a little shrilly: "Seventh one, you are the seventh one to come and ask me!"

So exaggerated? Benjamin was surprised.

The Daily Express originally sold about 100,000 copies per issue in the UK, but because of "Chinese geniuses' counterattack and the gloom of Weymouth", it is hard to get a copy!

Everyone knows that the number of copies printed for each issue of a newspaper is fixed. The quota for each issue of the Daily Express is about 150,000 copies. The newspapers that cannot be sold on the same day will be recycled and sold again at a very low price. The bad ones will only be recycled as waste paper.

But today it is not enough! Therefore, the market demand exceeds the supply, and many British people have begun to pay double the price for newspapers. People's curiosity is infinite!

"It's okay, my friend. It will pass," Benjamin comforted.

It's impossible to get over it! Brooklyn felt very aggrieved. He said, "That damn Chinese guy is simply slandering me! When they asked me at the beginning, I tried my best to explain it to them. But they didn't believe me!"

"They said that there must be some prototype basis, because a writer cannot have a completely imaginary imagination. Someone also told me that he had investigated Weymouth in the 12th century and had experienced the Black Death." Brooke put on a mask of pain, "There is no similarity at all. The Weymouth in the novel has nothing to do with reality!"

"You know what? It has nothing to do with it," Brooke said. "Weymouth is a very beautiful port. Last year we hosted the sailing competition for the London Olympics. The whole world knows that Weymouth is a beautiful port."

Benjamin nodded. "What you said makes sense, but I think the writing of that Chinese genius might really have some prototypes. The novel says that Weymouth, built by old Captain Obed, fell because of the end of World War II. If I remember correctly, Weymouth seemed to be one of the combat readiness areas in World War II."

"..." Brooke smiled a little when he heard the first part. He was glad that someone believed him. But the second part of his classmate's words made him open his eyes wide!

"Sir, I don't want to talk to you." Brooke felt tired.

"Calm down, sir. I apologize for my rude words just now." Benjamin said, "Please allow me to ask one last question. Does your country really have the Marsh Refinery? Or is it a refinery with another name?"

The Marsh Refinery is the property of the Marsh family, and also comes from the old Captain Obed Marsh. In the novel, the old captain is the culprit for the ruin of Weymouth. He learned a secret of the isolated island in the sea! The natives of the isolated island have endless fish and a lot of gold jewelry.

The old captain who got this secret successfully pushed the entire town of Weymouth into the abyss...

The fact that Benjamin asked this question meant that he still believed in his heart that the prototype of the novel Weston existed in Weymouth.

"roll!!!"

Look how angry Brook is, as evidenced by the three exclamation marks.

"Don't worry, it's just a novel and the popularity will soon pass. People's memory is not that good. Look, Weymouth hosted the sailing competition for the Summer Olympics. It's only been a year and people have almost forgotten it." Benjamin said something sensible.

That makes sense. How long can the popularity of a novel of 20,000 to 30,000 words last?!

Brooklyn, who lives in Weymouth-Bournemouth, is a typical Weymouth person. The whole of Britain is watching the fun, except the people of Weymouth.

If you ask the people of Weymouth who they hate the most, there is no doubt that the first is the Sun reporter Kane, and the second is the Chinese writer.

That’s right, compared to Gu Lu’s rumors, their compatriot Kane is more annoying to them.

After all, the relationship is closer, after all, they are compatriots, so it is easier to criticize them.

"Hey, Mr. Kane, my puppy has been born. Can you please give it a name?"

"Stupid groundhog, why don't you go dig in the dirt, are you worthy of being a reporter?"

"Don't let me meet you in Weymouth. I will beat you to death. I will definitely beat you to death!"

Wait, in just one afternoon, Sun reporter Kane received countless harassing calls.

The phone information was leaked on the Internet.

The key is that he is a reporter and his phone cannot be turned off. Otherwise, if there is any news, he will not be able to receive it, right?
Kane, a reporter from The Sun, knew very well that all the callers were from his hometown, because they spoke with a typical southern English accent.

"It's all lies. He has never been to Weymouth. How can he write such an article? I'm going to sue him!" Kane said loudly.

But often times, loud voices are not always useful, just like now, Kane's anger can't cause any harm to Gu Lu.

The next second, Kane saw his father who lived in Weymouth calling him... He was a little afraid to answer the call.

Fuck! He never thought that the Chinese were so aggressive.

In Kane's impression, aren't the Chinese living in London afraid to cause trouble? Even if they are bullied, as long as it's not too bad, they will swallow their anger.

Isn’t there an old Chinese saying that goes, “When you are away from home, be patient as much as possible”?

"Do you think you have succeeded like this?" Kane did not answer his father's call. Because the keyboard and mouse had not been moved for a long time, the screen was black.

The black screen was like a low-quality mirror. Kane looked at himself in the "mirror". "Kane, I tell you, as long as you can get through this period of time, you will win. That Chinese idiot has already played his trump card. He can't do anything to you."

"My friend, you are a gold medal reporter. You know that the discussion period for a report or a novel is at most two days. After two days, you can call your father again, and he will definitely not blame you." As a reporter who has seen a lot of ups and downs, Kane soon calmed down.

He wanted to fight back and create something. Kane planned to write an article titled "From Gu Lu's Perspective on Regional Discrimination among Chinese People". In terms of words, Kane thought he was not as good as the Chinese writer, but he could continue to write. Could Gu Lu do that?

"Genius, don't use your flash of inspiration to challenge my profession!" Kane thought of this, and a smile like the Dragon King descended appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Global Times collects news very quickly, after all, this newspaper specializes in reporting foreign news. Many major cities of many nationalities have foreign correspondents.

"I think The Gloom over Weymouth is pretty good. I like it better than childish fairy tales."

"I heard that Hua Xiacai wrote a follow-up story to the Sherlock Holmes collection, which I don't like. But I like horror stories like this one. People in Weymouth shouldn't get excited, as the Hua Xia writer didn't mention any names."

"What exactly is Dagon? And there are those frogmen. There is also a race called the Ancients in the novel. The Shadow over Weymouth is not a random novel. Judging from the setting, it is carefully designed."

"You are quite right, gentlemen, he was well disposed to attack Weymouth."

The comments made at the forum were also "captured" by the Global Times reporter. Deputy Editor-in-Chief Shi Feng also needs to think carefully. He must report it, but he is about to make a scene in the UK. It is important to let the people of the country see it from what angle.

There have also been criticisms about Gu Lu's behavior, and Kane also wants to attract more people to criticize Gu Lu.

It’s a pity that Gu Lu couldn’t see it at all, because he ran away after pretending to be cool. It was so exciting!

The current behavior of the instigator Gu Lu is also very exciting. He is following Li Guyuan.

Why? He found out that Tang Yuan had a girlfriend at another school! He was skeptical about Tian Xiao's information, but now he believes it completely.

I must follow and see what is going on.

After following for about twenty minutes, Gu Lu saw Tang Yuan meeting a girl wearing the uniform of Chongqing High School! Great, the boy has a bright future, he can even pick up girls from other schools.

Okay, the evidence is there. Gu Lu stared for a while and then slowly backed away. After all, as a single man, he didn't have the habit of watching people show off their affection. So what was the actual situation?

"Here, my mother asked me to bring it to you." Li Guyuan handed the bag in his hand to his cousin Li Ya.

"It's just a pomelo. Is it worth making such a special trip?" Li Ya came from Chongqing High School and also took the bus.

"Can you please speak properly?" Li Guyuan scolded, "This is the pomelo my mother asked me to bring you. You just transferred to another school and she was afraid that you would not be used to the school meals. My mother asked me to give it to two people. You are just trying to bully others."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. My aunt was so nice to me and I didn't know how to appreciate it." Li Ya quickly took the plastic bag.

Li Guyuan nodded with satisfaction. This attitude was quite correct.

"Cousin, my aunt only sent two people, so who is the other person?" Li Ya asked curiously.

"Don't worry about it!" Li Guyuan glanced at Li Ya, as if he had made up his mind, and turned and left.

"Stop, stop, stop." Li Ya hurriedly pulled him back, "Cousin, are you on good terms with Gu Lu from your school?"

"Tell me first, what's the matter?" Li Guyuan asked cautiously.

"I just want to introduce the great writer to your cousin." Li Ya said, "I will remember your kindness when I make money in the future!"

“…Not familiar.” Li Guyuan responded.

"How could you not be familiar with each other? You and Gu Lu are in the same club. He is the president and you are the vice president. You have even been in the newspaper together. How could you not be familiar with each other?" Li Ya didn't believe it.

"It's just an ordinary classmate relationship." Li Guyuan said, "If you want to see Gu Lu, I will teach you a way."

"Please speak, benefactor!" Li Ya expressed that she was all ears.

"Write an article and submit it to "Youth". If your article is accepted for three consecutive issues, Gu Lu, as the president, will naturally remember you." Li Guyuan said.

After hearing this, Li Ya became depressed. That was too difficult. At Chongqing High School, at least 30 students submitted papers every month, but only one was accepted at most, and sometimes none at all.

While his cousin was stunned, Li Guyuan left quietly.

Actually, the pomelo was a kind gift from Li's mother, but she was a bit pressed for time and insisted on sending it this afternoon. The time it took for Li Guyuan and Li Ya to go back and forth basically delayed the dinner time in the cafeteria.

Gu Lu, who was following, did not have this worry, because he could go home to eat if he did not have to attend evening self-study.

"Frogs are very cheap these days!" Boss Lei said like an NPC as he passed by the American Frog Fish Head.

It was also to remind Gu Lu that his "big business" required him to book a table for dinner.

There is one thing worth mentioning, the boss lady came to the restaurant from her hometown. As a result, diners can occasionally hear the groans of "I'm so tired".

beep-

"Have I been very high-profile recently?" Gu Lu hung up the phone with Yao Xiaoju.

When I got home from work, I received a call from my agent. The matter was relatively simple. Yao Xiaoju suggested forming an overseas agency team.

The Little Prince is a best-seller in the UK.

Neon "Flowers for Algernon" is attacking the city.

Domestic bouquets have been on sale for more than a month, and although sales have begun to slow down, the Algernon mouse pendants are still very popular.

In addition, the English version of Mr. Holmes is being translated, and Japan has already contacted a TV station about the British stage play The Little Prince, hoping to acquire the copyright at a low price.

Yao Xiaoju is very capable, but unfortunately he only has one pair of hands and one mouth, and he can't do everything in two places!
He agreed in principle, and would wait until the royalties from China and Japan arrived before forming a group. Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing to form a group without much money...

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to report it.

Gu Lu also received an email from the Daily Express. The reporter from the Express urged him to submit his manuscript and warmly invited Gu Lu to continue serializing the "Weymouth Series".

"What kind of Weymouth series of works are these? The editors are really good at naming them!" Gu Lu exclaimed.

The fee for the article has also increased. You have to remember that the fee for The Gloom of Weymouth was 300 euros. Considering the number of words, it is not that high.

It has now increased to 500 Euros, which is a huge improvement.

Also when the Express was asking for the manuscript, Sun reporter Kane shouted that the Chinese writer Gu Lu had hurt the feelings of the British - what feelings were hurt? Do feelings have a direct impact on sales?

Since the invitation is sincere, Gu Lu will mercifully continue to pick an article from the Book of the Dead.

At night, the brothers and sisters of the Gu family were working hard.

The brother was stamping in the room, and the sister was in the teacher's office.

"That's not possible. The accommodation fee is charged per semester. Since you have paid the fee, you have to live on campus for the entire time." said Mr. Han, Gu Jiayu's homeroom teacher.

"Teacher Han, didn't you discuss it?" Gu Jiayu laughed when she learned that she could go to school as a day student and live with her brother. But she stopped laughing when she heard the response from her head teacher.

"This is not a matter of negotiation. Even if you want to change from boarding to day school, an adult from your family must come. It is useless if you are the only student." Teacher Han said, "Parents hand their children over to the school. If something happens without the parents' consent, the school will be responsible."

Parents... Gu Jiayu muttered to herself, if her parents agreed, she would not have come alone.

"Also, although you all paid me the accommodation and living expenses," said Teacher Han, "I am just a money collector. I will give it to the school after I collect it. So I can't control the refund."

"Okay." Gu Jiayu felt like her happy life was flying away.

"Did something happen at home?" Teacher Han saw that the student was unhappy and comforted him, "Although it is difficult to withdraw, if there are special circumstances at home, it should be no problem."

To sum up the head teacher's words, it means just one thing: ask your parents to come.

Game Over
The heroine came out of the office.

"It's all over, it's all over!" Gu Jiayu grabbed her head, and her head suddenly became a mess.

If I call her parents, my mom will definitely not agree.

The most important thing is that Gu Jiayu knows that her brother and mother Gu have a bad relationship. She is no longer a little girl who only causes trouble for her brother! Think of a way.

She really wanted to have her own little place. Since she moved to Uncle Xiao's place, Xiao Yang often came into her room, not knowing the difference between men and women. The key point was that Gu's mother also said not to lock the door at home, otherwise Uncle Xiao would be unhappy.

This matter is worth talking about. First of all, Father Xiao doesn't care about this matter. It's Mother Gu who thinks too much, so she said this.

It was precisely because of a series of words like "don't close the door" that Gu Jiayu and Xiao's father lived together for more than two years without any affection. Anyway, there was no affection between stepdaughter and stepfather.

There is always a communication gap between the heroine and Xiao's father, because Mother Gu can't explain clearly what she thinks.

Gu Jiayu spent the night actively thinking.

The second day was extraordinary!

The education department of Fog City holds a major inspection every three years. It lasts for one month and inspects all the key high schools in the city, led by the leaders in charge of education. Since 04, the state has been carrying out this activity to improve the education problems in the southwest region.

Just think about it, with such an exaggerated inspection lineup, how could the principal not be excited?

Principal Chang made preparations a year in advance for the event, such as Gu Lu's slogan and singing the school song at the end of the morning exercises one semester in advance.

Regardless of whether it is reliable or not, it is helpful for face-saving projects.

Currently, No. 8 Middle School is the high school with the highest admission rate in Fog City. Even if we take a step back, Gu Lu is studying in No. 8 Middle School.

To sum up, the leader of the Fog City must come for a visit.

(End of this chapter)